Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Chatham County, NC
The hair salons in Chatham County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #16 of 2,339 scored counties
#2 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 44
- 9 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,047 a household
- Spending per listing
- $786K
- 83% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,111
- +11.0% since 2020
See the hair salons around any address in Chatham County
The site report maps the hair salons on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Chatham County scores 89 (high) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #16 of 2,339 scored counties and #2 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Chatham County comes to about $34.6M a year: $1,047 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $786K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 83% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Chatham County has 44 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Chatham County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,300 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Chatham County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chatham County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chatham County compares
The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $786K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,300 | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,047 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,317 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 138Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 449 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Chatham County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,111+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,004
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $94,317+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,537
- Median home value
- $446,200
- Jobs located here
- 20,863
- Daytime population
- 66,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Chatham County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the hair salons on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHair salons across North Carolina
Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for hair salons, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Chatham County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Currituck County, NC | 89 | 13 | 11.0 | $922K | +16.7% | #14 of 2,339 |
| 2Chatham County, NC | 89 | 44 | 13.3 | $786K | +11.0% | #16 of 2,339 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 82 | 27 | 9.5 | $920K | +18.8% | #58 of 2,339 |
| 4Hoke County, NC | 77 | 19 | 9.9 | $842K | +9.0% | #113 of 2,339 |
| 5Union County, NC | 76 | 166 | 19.7 | $544K | +11.7% | #146 of 2,339 |
| 6Harnett County, NC | 75 | 77 | 15.4 | $554K | +12.3% | #160 of 2,339 |
| 7Granville County, NC | 74 | 29 | 12.9 | $676K | +2.1% | #174 of 2,339 |
| 8Madison County, NC | 73 | 8 | 9.6 | $833K | +5.9% | #196 of 2,339 |
| 9Orange County, NC | 72 | 97 | 16.9 | $607K | +6.1% | #240 of 2,339 |
| 10Davidson County, NC | 72 | 113 | 16.2 | $511K | +6.6% | #246 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Chatham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas90
- Hair salons89
- Barbershops93
- Nail salons88
- Spas and skin care90
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Chatham County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 hair salons in Chatham County. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 138 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chatham County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.6M a year, or $1,047 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $786K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,004 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Chatham County has 13.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $786K, 83% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Chatham County would have about 80, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,300 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 85,111 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,004 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $94,317, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Chatham County scores 89 for hair salons (high), #16 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Chatham County. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Chatham County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Chatham County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.